A Bed Fantastic

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

iPod Bed


This bed can play you a lullaby while you go to sleep, a rockin' track to wake you up, and even some sexy music when the mood is on.

No, it's not magic, it's the The Pause Bed. The built-in bedside shelves have an optional iPod dock and speaker system, so you can play all your favourite music and charge your ipod without bothering to get out of bed.

Obviously designed by one laaaaazy mutha.

Another unique thing about this bed is that the manufacturer plants a New Zealand native tree for every bed sold. Aaaaw.

Check out the cool video too.


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Ultimate Bed!

Are bedtimes a little too relaxing? Hoping to invest in another outlet for your OCD? Then look no further than the Ultimate Bed(TM) - The Bed that pays for itself(TM). As it the name implies, this bed has a lot going on - headboard lights, a remote, tv stand and more drawers than a trouser shop. This isn't a bed, it's a large oak wardrobe lying on its side with a mattress on top.

We're also not sure if we like the timber being described as "honey stain" either. But maybe that's just us...

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Marilyn Bed

The curvaceous, sexy Marilyn Bed is the perfect centrepiece for a stylin' boudoir. The headboard and covers are available in fabric or leather, and as you'd expect from a bed named after such a siren, it's not available as a single...

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Friday, January 13, 2006

8 Tips to make your Bed More Comfortable

We'll be going over each point in the coming weeks, but here's the list to start with!

Our Tips to improve your Night's Sleep:

1. Clear away all those throw pillows.
2. Remove the clutter from underneath your bed for good feng shui.
3. Get a goose feather pillow.
4. Invest in an orthopaedic mattress.
5. Buy a down duvet.
6. Get an overlay or a topper pad for your mattress.
7. Treat yourself to new sheets - cotton in the summer, flannel in the winter.
8. If you have allergies, cover your mattresses and pillows with allergy proof encasings.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Scientists urge us to stay in Bed

Scientists at the University of Colorado have found that short-term memory, counting skills and cognitive abilities are impaired in the groggy first moments of consciousness, known as "sleep inertia." In fact, the study says, people newly awakened perform as badly as or even worse than if they were drunk.

The experiment was validated only this morning, when we lurched out of bed and proceeded to cut ourselves shaving and burn our finger on the toaster.

According to the researchers, sleep inertia should be treated seriously for how it impairs thinking and memory skills - and the implications for doctors, firefighters and other staff roused straight into action upon getting out of their lovely warm beds.